Most People Hate Distracted Driving…But Do It Anyway in NY and Elsewhere
Distracted driving is a leading cause of motor vehicle accidents, including fatal crashes. In fact, around 10 percent of all fatalities that occur today are caused by driver distraction. This is down from a peak of 15 percent of collisions attributed to drowsy driving, according to Arts Technica, but the rate of accidents caused by […]
Lavern’s Law extends malpractice deadline
New York legislators have agreed on a compromise to extend the deadline for filing certain medical malpractice claims. The law, which passed the state senate and assembly on Jan. 30, changes the statute of limitations for missed cancer diagnosis cases from 15 months to 30 months after the patient discovers the error. The passage comes two days after Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders announced an agreement on the measure.
Why women are more likely than men to die after heart attacks
Some New York women who have heart attacks may not recognize their symptoms because those symptoms tend to differ from the more highly-publicized ones suffered by men. Furthermore, medical professionals may not treat women’s heart attacks as aggressively as men’s. The Journal of the American Heart Association has published research that says women are more likely to die in the year after a heart attack than men. The reason appears to be the type of care women receive in the wake of such an attack.
Filing a Construction Accident Lawsuit
According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, in calendar year 2016, out of 4,693 worker fatalities in the private sector in the United States, 21.1%, or 991 deaths, was in construction – this means that or 1 in 5 workers in the construction business died on the job. The leading causes of death in […]
Nursing Home Abuse – A Guide
Suing a Dentist For Medical Malpractice
Brain Injury And Medical Malpractice Lawsuits
Endoscopy Complications and Medical Malpractice Lawsuits
Researcher develops algorithms to find diagnostic errors
Misdiagnoses represent a medical safety problem for people in New York and nationwide. Failure to diagnose properly could delay appropriate treatments or even result in death and disability. The findings of multiple studies indicate that diagnostic errors affect approximately 12 million people every year. To aid the quality improvement programs at hospitals, a researcher from Johns Hopkins Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality has created a computer program that can analyze hundreds of thousands of patient records. Called Symptom-Disease Pair Analysis of Diagnostic Error, the program applies algorithms to find patterns of mistakes.
Incorrectly diagnosing ILD
According to a patient survey, the diagnosis of interstitial lung disease, or ILD, in New York and across the rest of the nation is usually incorrect. The result of this common misdiagnosis often results in patients experiencing emotional stress.